Having decided to exchange his competition reward for Nether Ravens, Pierce didn't delay. He left the mansion swiftly and rushed to The Spire Academy.

  Although he had already graduated, his identity as Morven's disciple meant no one stopped him from entering the academy grounds. Surprisingly, when he arrived at Morven's quarters in Garden No. 8, he found Goodwin there as well.

  "Teacher."

  Pierce greeted Morven first, then bowed to Goodwin. "Lord Goodwin, long time no see."

  Goodwin nodded with a chuckle. He had a very good impression of Morven's exceptionally talented disciple.

  Morven knew Pierce was always obsessed with cultivation and wouldn't come to the herb garden without reason, so he asked, "What brings you here?"

  "Teacher, I want to apply for the competition reward."

  Morven wasn't surprised. He nodded slightly and said, "This matter has indeed been delayed for a while. It is time to exchange it. What do you want?"

  "Nether Ravens. As many as possible."

  As soon as these words came out, not only Morven but even Goodwin was a little surprised. Both had thought Pierce would exchange for Resonance Potions, rare materials, or magic items, but they never expected him to exchange for magical creatures. Not materials, but living magical creatures.

  Morven frowned and asked, "What do you want Nether Ravens for?"

  "I have been researching how to improve the strength of my familiar recently and have some clues. I just happen to need a large number of Nether Ravens as experimental materials," Pierce stated the reason he had prepared long ago.

  Hearing this, Morven and Goodwin understood. They both knew Pierce had a very powerful raven familiar. Back when Pierce was still a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, that raven familiar had combat power comparable to a top-tier Level 3 apprentice. It was cultivated excellently. Now that he had advanced to Wizard, it wasn't strange that he wanted to continue strengthening his familiar.

  However, understanding was one thing; Morven didn't approve of Pierce's approach. "The competition reward is very precious. Are you sure you want to use it to exchange for Nether Ravens?"

  "Yes, Teacher," Pierce said without hesitation.

  Seeing Pierce's serious expression, which didn't seem like an impulse, Morven was silent for a few seconds, but finally nodded and asked no more. "I will apply for the reward for you, but Nether Ravens are rare, so it might take some time."

  Pierce nodded happily.

  Morven changed the subject. "When do you plan to go to the Turin Plane?"

  Pierce thought for a moment and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, probably in a month."

  Whether strengthening Mist Raven or upgrading Magic Tattoos, it would take a lot of time. Moreover, he planned to stockpile a batch of Resonance Potions before going to the Turin Plane. Once on the Planar Battlefield, there probably wouldn't be much time for him to refine potions, so it was better to prepare in advance.

  After Pierce left, Goodwin chuckled and said, "Your student has improved a lot during this time."

  Newly advanced Wizards usually had somewhat unstable Mental Force Fields because they had just condensed their Spirit Crystal. However, from what he saw just now, the Mental Force Field around Pierce was extremely stable, almost catching up with Wizards at the limit of the Rank 1 Gaseous Phase.

  A gratified smile appeared on Morven's face. Pierce's performance all along had made him very satisfied, even pleasantly surprised again and again. He had a premonition that Pierce might be the most outstanding student of his life.

  Seeing Morven's expression, Goodwin said with a hint of jealousy, "If I had known this earlier, I would have taken Pierce as my student myself. Then I wouldn't have let you pick up such a bargain."

  Morven glanced at him sideways and said indifferently, "You do not know how to refine potions. You would just waste his talent in Potions."

  "Maybe Pierce also has talent in Biological Modification."

  "..." Morven curled his lips, ignoring his old friend's nonsense. Even if Pierce really had talent in Biological Modification, Morven didn't plan to let him touch it. A Wizard's energy was limited. Scattering energy on too many aspects would only lead to mediocrity in everything.

  Goodwin also knew his words were unrealistic, so he changed the subject with a smile. "Yuna has been in the Turin Plane for more than four months. Which War Fortress is she in now?"

  "Red Maple City."

  "The territory of the Winter Frost Theocracy? I remember it seems very close to White Ice City?"

  "Right next to it, about four thousand kilometers away."

  "You are quite reassured. White Ice City is the Meng Family's territory. Red Maple City is so close, also within the radiation range of the Meng Family's power. Aren't you afraid they will be detrimental to Yuna?"

  "The Meng Family has no spare energy to care about other things right now," Morven said lightly.

  Goodwin's expression moved, his eyes burning. "Did the other two families make a move?"

  Morven nodded calmly.

  Seeing this, the corners of Goodwin's mouth curled up, revealing a meaningful smile. "It is going to be lively now."

  Five days passed in a flash.

  Inside the potion room, Pierce put the last bottle of Resonance Potion into his spatial ring. Looking at the ring full of Resonance Potions, a smile rose on the corner of his mouth. A total of one hundred sets of materials resulted in 38 bottles of Resonance Potion.

  "One set of materials costs 10 Magic Stones. Calculating it, the cost of a bottle of Resonance Potion is less than 27 Magic Stones."

  Pierce nodded with satisfaction. This cost was lower than even a Tier 3 Potioneer's refining. Moreover, among these 38 bottles, there were 3 High-Grade bottles and 11 Medium-Grade bottles, which were much more precious than the Low-Grade Resonance Potions worth 300 Magic Stones.

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  Pierce estimated that selling the 38 bottles for 12,000 Magic Stones would be more than enough. Compared to the cost of 1,000 Magic Stones, this profit was simply exorbitant.

  Of course, the High-Grade and Medium-Grade Resonance Potions definitely couldn't be sold; they had to be kept for his own use. The remaining 24 bottles of Low-Grade Resonance Potion could be sold to replenish funds.

  As for how to sell them... Pierce already had an idea in his mind. He cast a spell to send two letters, then walked out of the potion room.

  Passing through the backyard, the sound of flapping wings came to his ears, and then a black shadow descended from the sky, landing lightly on his shoulder.

  Mist Raven pecked his cheek gently, its shiny black feathers refracting a deep luster under the sunlight.

  During this time, Tobin had been entrusted by Pierce to help purchase a large number of corvine magical creatures. Including more than two hundred Red-eyed Ravens, more than ninety Death Knell Ravens, and four Nether Ravens. In addition, there were small amounts of Poison Dusk Ravens, Storm Ravens, Stone-Blind Ravens, etc.

  However, because the quantity was too small, the devoured abilities couldn't manifest. So far, Mist Raven had only completely obtained the Red-eyed Raven's ability to See Invisibility and the Death Knell Raven's Sonic Blast ability.

  After statistics, Pierce found that the more powerful the ability, the more corvine magical creatures needed to be devoured to obtain it completely. For example, Red-eyed Ravens only needed a little over a hundred to completely obtain their ability. Death Knell Ravens required slightly more, needing over a hundred and thirty to completely obtain the sonic ability.

  According to this trend, Nether Ravens would probably need to be devoured in the range of two to three hundred to completely obtain the Power of Death. This goal was obviously not easy to achieve.

  It was worth mentioning that the improvement Mist Raven got from devouring corvine magical creatures significantly exceeded that of ordinary ravens. This was also expected. After all, ordinary creatures couldn't compare with magical creatures no matter what.

  "I will just devour corvine magical creatures from now on."

  Unknowingly, Pierce arrived near the newly opened flower garden. The sound of bell-like laughter reached his ears. Looking up, on a rock beside the flower garden that had been moved from somewhere, Eve was leaning comfortably in a depression on the rock's surface, squinting her eyes with a look of enjoyment.

  A group of Withered Leaf Sprites surrounded her like stars arching over the moon. Some were holding leaves to fan her. Some were feeding her nectar. And some were massaging her legs.

  "..."

  Pierce shook his head speechlessly. This little guy really treated herself as a landlord, bossing around the Withered Leaf Sprites.

  Forget it. Since those rare plants had just been transplanted and needed time to adapt, there wasn't much work. having the Wood Elves watch over them was enough for now. Let the little guy enjoy herself for now.

  Shaking his head, Pierce left the backyard. Just as he arrived at the hall on the first floor, he sensed visitors outside. He smiled slightly and opened the array restriction.

  After a while, under the guidance of a Water Sprite, Yancey and Eunon walked in from outside.

  "Lord Pierce, long time no see."

  "Long time no see, you two."

  After exchanging pleasantries, Yancey couldn't wait to get straight to the point. "Lord Pierce said he has Resonance Potions to sell. Is it true?"

  Eunon also looked at Pierce expectantly. It wasn't their fault for being impatient; Resonance Potions were simply too important for Crystalline Wizards. Without resources to assist meditation, unless one was a Bloodline Wizard, the speed of spirit improvement was simply atrociously slow.

  Especially for ordinary Wizards like them with ordinary aptitude and background, who didn't dare to risk their lives on the Planar Battlefield to earn resources and could only settle for serving in a leisurely institution like the Wizard Management Department, it was even harder to obtain Resonance Potions.

  The only channel was the welfare of the Wizard Management Department once every three months—one bottle of Resonance Potion. Otherwise, the two wouldn't have stayed in the Rank 1 Gaseous Phase four or five years after advancing to Wizard. So upon hearing Pierce say he was selling Resonance Potions, the two ran over in a hurry.

  Pierce smiled faintly, signaled the two to sit down, and then unhurriedly took out a bottle of Resonance Potion and placed it on the table in front of them. Yancey and Eunon's gazes fell on the Resonance Potion immediately, staring tightly at the liquid inside.

  A moment later, the two looked at each other, and Yancey asked tentatively, "Lord Pierce, do you mind if I do a potion test?"

  Pierce smiled indifferently and made a gesture of invitation.

  Yancey then took out a piece of paper that looked like parchment, spread it on the table, picked up the bottle of Resonance Potion, pulled out the cork, and carefully poured a drop of liquid onto the paper. As the liquid soaked into the paper, lines of text immediately emerged on the surface.

  Yancey's gaze swept quickly over the text, and a trace of surprise flashed across his face.

  "Nearly 78% purity. Almost reached Medium-Grade quality!"

  A look of joy also appeared on Eunon's face. Resonance Potion of this purity was much better than the ones issued by the Wizard Management Department every three months.

  Yancey looked up suddenly, staring fixedly at Pierce. "Lord Pierce, did you refine this potion yourself?"

  "Correct." Pierce nodded frankly.

  Although they had vaguely expected it, hearing Pierce admit it with their own ears, Yancey and Eunon still couldn't help but inhale lightly, looking at Pierce with eyes full of amazement.

  A seventeen-year-old Tier 2 Potioneer!

  Looking at the ten-thousand-year history of Aurora City, there had never been such a young Tier 2 Potioneer! A seventeen-year-old formal Wizard was certainly very rare, but it was still far less shocking than a seventeen-year-old Tier 2 Potioneer. After all, the prerequisite for becoming a Potioneer was to become a Wizard first.

  More than one seventeen-year-old Wizard had appeared in the history of Aurora City, but a seventeen-year-old Tier 2 Potioneer had never been heard of!

  Even more surprising was that Pierce had successfully refined Resonance Potions. This was a top-tier potion ranked in the top three in refining difficulty among Tier 2 Potions! How many Tier 2 Potioneers had failed to successfully refine even a single bottle of Resonance Potion to this day?

  It took a good while for Yancey and Eunon to recover from their shock. When they looked at Pierce again, their eyes invariably carried a trace of imperceptible awe. Such a genius would definitely grow to a level beyond their reach in the future.

  Collecting his thoughts, Yancey composed himself and asked carefully, "How many Resonance Potions does Lord Pierce have?"

  Pierce smiled slightly and brushed his palm lightly over the table. Yancey and Eunon only felt a blur before their eyes, and 24 bottles of Resonance Potion instantly appeared on the table.

  "So many!"

  Yancey and Eunon were shocked. They thought Pierce would sell at most seven or eight bottles, but they didn't expect there to be more than twenty. However, after the shock came excitement and joy.

  "At what price does Lord Pierce plan to sell?"

  "These are all Low-Grade Resonance Potions. Let's go with the market price, 300 Magic Stones a bottle," Pierce said.

  Actually, he could completely raise the price. Even if he asked for 350 or even 400 Magic Stones a bottle, there would be plenty of Wizards buying. However, after careful consideration, Pierce didn't do so. If he was too greedy, not only would the Wizards buying potions from him feel resentful, but it would also easily offend other Potioneers and even make others jealous. In the final analysis, his cost was already lower than other Potioneers. Even selling at 300 Magic Stones, the profit margin was astonishingly high. There was absolutely no need to provoke trouble for himself for a little extra profit.

  Hearing Pierce's words, Yancey and Eunon breathed a sigh of relief in secret. They were afraid Pierce would raise the price. Fortunately, although Pierce was young, he acted with a sense of propriety.

  After settling the price, Yancey bought three bottles of Resonance Potion without saying a word. Eunon bought four bottles at once. Opportunities to buy Resonance Potions freely like this were rare. Even if they had to empty their savings, they wanted to buy more.

  After the transaction was completed, Pierce smiled and said, "If you two Lords have friends who need Resonance Potions, feel free to introduce them to me."

  Yancey and Eunon agreed with smiles all over their faces. They naturally wouldn't refuse such effortless favors. Anyway, they couldn't afford to buy more Resonance Potions in the short term, so they weren't afraid of the potions being bought out. As for the future... having helped Pierce this time, with this favor, were they afraid they wouldn't be able to buy Resonance Potions later?

  The two immediately made up their minds to publicize Pierce's sale of Resonance Potions immediately after returning.